Practice Test

Q1) Sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
(A) Paucity of serious thought is no surprise in the government, but one would have thought that the considerably educated PM, who at one time did research of some quality, would have tried to answer for his own satisfaction how effective reservation policies have been.
(B) In his approach to Pakistan, he has gone about enthusiastically looking for out of the box solutions.
(C) Assuming that he came to the above conclusion - it is hard to imagine how he would come to any other ?
(D) My question is why should they be confined to the Pak policy only ? SC / ST's deserve them more. Show Answer

Q2) Sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
(A) Overcoming the handicap of crushing poverty, he has had a phenomenal run thus far.
(B) Soon enough, the mentor faced exploitation charges, with a government agency taking objection to the manner on which the boy's grooming is being handled.
(C) When his widowed mother was reportedly on the verge of giving up on it all, a martial arts coach descended on stage like a deux ex machine.
(D) The controversy even found its way to the court. Show Answer

Q3) In the given question, all the sentences except one sentence, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the sentence which does not form a part of the paragraph from among the four given choices.
(A) The revolution called Human Relations is quieter but more profound and is sweeping through U.S. industry.
(B) Gradually, men felt themselves swallowed by a vast, impersonal machine, which rubbed away their self-respect and, in a way, their identities.
(C) In anger against betrayal of the human spirit by the Industrial Revolution, million of workers listened to the false promises of Marx's philosophy.
(D) The Industrial Revolution, replaced the tools of the independent workmen with machines, had transformed handicrafts-men who were their own bosses into hired hands subject to the orders of managers. Show Answer

Q4) Each question consists of sentences, which have one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Below each sentence are four numbered words or sets of words labelled (A) through (D). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
A ......... statement is an ......... comparison; it does not compare things explicitly, but suggests, a likeness between them. Show Answer

Q5) The question given below consists of a sentence which is divided into four parts, numbered (1) through (4). Only one part in the sentence is not acceptable in standard written English. Identify that part in the sentences which contains the error. Show Answer

Q6) In the following question, four different sentences are given. Choose the option that contains the grammatically incorrect sentence/s.
(I). He is feeling that this relocation is nothing but the kick upstairs.
(II). Consensus is now emerging at our state and national levels.
(III). A more and more rigorous circle is formed from which one is more and more unlikely to escape.
(IV). It happened up on a system that worked. Show Answer

Q7) Given below are sentences, each using the question word different ways. Identify the sentence which uses the question word in a grammatically incorrect manner.
HAPPEN Show Answer

Q8) Given below are sentences, each using the question word different ways. Identify the sentence which uses the question word in a grammatically incorrect manner.
GUT Show Answer

Q9) Given below is a paragraph whose last line is missing. Choose the line which completes the paragraph most logically from the options given below.
The real change in corporate culture began with the personal computer. With the PC, any employee could have a computer of his or her very own and use if for real work. It simplified applications that were cumbersome with a mainframe even without taking into account the problem of gaining access. A mainframe required a skilled programmer to do things that a non-technical user eventually could easily do with a spreadsheet on a PC. The forms and macros required to solve problems on PCs were trivial compared to traditional programming in COBOL or other computer languages. Show Answer

Q10) Given below is a paragraph whose last line is missing. Choose the line which completes the paragraph most logically from the options given below.
So the unpleasant shocks that used to affect other people now affect us. Few of us have not been touched on the shoulder lightly or, in some cases, heavily, by the hand of failure. A dozen or more years ago, failure was for the untalented, or the unlucky. Today, no one is safe. Show Answer

Q11) Given below is a paragraph whose last line is missing. Choose the line which completes the paragraph most logically from the options given below.
The remake the world (including Nature), Fourier mobilised : an intolerance ( for civilisation), a form (classification), a standard (pleasure), an imagination (the 'scene'), a discourse (his book), all of which pretty well defined the action of the signifier or the signifier in action. This action continually makes visible on the page a glaring lack, that of science and politics, that is, of the signified. Show Answer

Q12) What is the author's view on Japan ? Show Answer

Q13) "Here it is not sure whether she was using Nostradamus to promote a career in marketing." What is the underlying tone in this line ? Show Answer

Q14) Which of the following can be implied from the passage ? Show Answer

Q15) What according to the passage is probably the most deadly effect of the Nostradamus fad ?
I. Silliness of the Japanese people.
II. The sarin gas attack.
III. The cult culture that demands blind following.
IV. Sensationalism that generates a lot of followers. Show Answer

Q16) What is the "optical illusion" referred to in the passage ? Show Answer

Q17) How can an interlocutor be 'disembodied' ? Show Answer

Q18) What are the two public arenas referred to by writer ? Show Answer

Q19) Which statement is correct ? Show Answer

Q20) Which statements is / are incorrect ?
I. US airports have two insecure areas where the visitors have access.
II. The effectiveness of active and passive security measures varied greatly.
III. The US airport authorities were quick in collecting the unattended baggage. Show Answer

Q21) Which of the following combinations of participants in a room will satisfy all conditions for both the rooms ? Show Answer

Q22) What is the total number of various combinations of room-mates possible, which satisfy all the conditions mentioned ? Show Answer

Q23) If another participant, H, is to join the group, then he can be placed with any of the following, except. Show Answer

Q24) What is the fare for Shatabdi Express ? Show Answer

Q25) Which among the following statements is definitely true ? Show Answer

Q26) Among the given five players, who scored the least number of runs in the 3rd match ? Show Answer

Q27) If Tendulkar scored more runs than Ganguly in the 2nd match, then who is the second highest scorer in the 1st match ? Show Answer